Rhode Islanders are simply mad for cupcakes. Close to 2,000 cupcake aficionados turned out for this year’s Cupcake Madness, held in the Pier Ballroom of the Village Inn in Narragansett – twice as many attendees as last year’s event. This is a statewide competition, drawing bakers from many towns.
In a head-to-head food challenge, the contestants were asked to bake three different cupcakes – a Dr. Seuss cupcake, a lucky lemon-lime cupcake and a Hawaiian sky cupcake. A panel of expert judges from Johnson & Wales University declared Patticakes of Wakefield to have made the best cupcake in Rhode Island. Coming in second place was Cap’n Jack’s of Wakefield and Coventry Cupcake Company was third.
The best vegan cupcake was the banana peanut butter cupcake created by Stephanie’s Sweet Treats of Coventry. The best frosting cupcake award went to Decadent Designs of Smithfield. The best signature cupcake was made by Cupcake Charlie’s of Newport. The best historic landmark cupcake was from Fatulli’s Gourmet Bakery of Middletown. Fatulli’s also won in the best gluten-free cupcake category.
The Grinnell Inn in Narragansett was the bakery with the highest number of social media “raving fans.” In the Little Chef division, Tyler Pereira of Narragansett took first place with his raspberry cupcakes and second place with cannoli cupcakes. Gracie Duffy of Narragansett came in third with her chocolate sea salt.
The event was sponsored by the Friends of Hazard Castle, which has a number of events planned for the coming months – a grill master weekend, a burger challenge and a coffee and cookie challenge, to name just a few. For details on these events and a complete list of Cupcake Madness winners, visit their website.
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